IDC PeerScape: IT Talent Retention Practices to Maintain a Highly Skilled and Productive Workforce
This IDC PeerScape focuses on the people who carry out digital business initiatives."As a leader, your own mettle will be tested, particularly for honesty, authenticity, and transparency," says Stanley Gibson, adjunct research advisor with IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP). "Most employees, after all, would prefer to work for a leader with these qualities. Being up front about technology direction, opportunities, promotions, and rewards will engender loyalty and encourage retention."
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- IDC PeerScape Figure
- Executive Summary
- Peer Insights
- Practice 1: Determine What Employees Really Want by Conducting Surveys and One-on-One Meetings
- Challenge
- Examples
- Town of Cary, North Carolina
- Niel Nickolaisen
- Former EVP and Group CIO, Bertelsmann, Now a Senior Advisor to Boards and Organizations Including Educational Institutions and IT Integrators
- Guidance
- Practice 2: Publish and Explain All That You Offer and Compare It Favorably to Alternatives
- Challenge
- Examples
- Niel Nickolaisen
- Town of Cary
- Former EVP and Group CIO, Bertelsmann, Now a Senior Advisor to Boards and Organizations Including Educational Institutions and IT Integrators
- Guidance
- Practice 3: Achieve Workforce Management Transparency via Town Hall Meetings and Honest, Authentic Messaging
- Challenge
- Examples
- Town of Cary
- Niel Nickolaisen
- Former EVP and Group CIO, Bertelsmann, Now a Senior Advisor to Boards and Organizations Including Educational Institutions and IT Integrators
- Guidance
- Practice 4: Run a Program to Enable Employees' Professional Growth, with Budgeted Training
- Challenge
- Examples
- Niel Nickolaisen
- Town of Cary
- Former EVP and Group CIO, Bertelsmann, Now a Senior Advisor to Boards and Organizations Including Educational Institutions and IT Integrators
- Guidance
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